By The Associated Press
By a margin of 96 to four, members of Illinois' largest public employees' union voted to ratify a new contract with the state.
By The Associated Press
An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival now are all but hopeless.
By Amanda Vinicky, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
A Sangamon County judge has upheld a new Illinois law that requires state employees to pay for their health insurance upon retirement, but the issue is not settled for good.
By Bill Wheelhouse
The U.S. Postal Service is in the midst of a major cost-cutting effort. Along with the well-publicized end of Saturday delivery that may happen this year and consolidating major mail centers, there is another move that is hitting home in rural America.
By Sean Powers, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Eastern Illinois University.
By Jeff Bossert
After two more days of negotiations, building and food service workers at the University of Illinois say they’re now waiting for administrators’ response to their counterproposal.
By The Associated Press
A downtown Indianapolis university campus has issued an "all clear'' message to students and employees after police searched several buildings for a reported gunman.
By The Associated Press
Hundreds of people have rallied at the Indiana Statehouse against a proposed expansion of the state's private school voucher system.
By Alan Greenblatt
Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. The last U.S. troops didn't leave that country until the end of 2011.
By Jeff Bossert, With Additional Reporting from The Associated Press
A Champaign legislator believes Illinois can rival what Iowa is offering to lure a fertilizer production facility to Tuscola. The two states could end up in a bidding war over Cronus Chemical’s $1.2 billion facility.
